Why forgotten Sheffield Wednesday man narrowly missed out on Owls return
Nathaniel Chalobah very nearly made his way back into Sheffield Wednesday’s matchday squad on Saturday afternoon.
Chalobah hasn’t played for the Owls since the Carabao Cup game against Grimsby Town earlier in the season, but was recently back out on the field for U21s as he continued his comeback from injury, and Danny Röhl said that he almost made it into the side that faced Cardiff City.
The former West Bromwich Albion man as well as Michael Ihiekwe have both been back in training recently after injury lay-offs, and Röhl says that they’re now nearing a return to action. If Svante Ingelsson hadn’t recovered in time, Chalobah would’ve been in for this one.
Speaking after the game, the Owls boss explained, “It was a good week for both of them, Nath was also close to being in the squad today. In training yesterday Svante got a knock that made it not clear if he’d be ready for the bench, so I brought Nath as well.
"They need a little of training, they’ve been out for a long time, and that’s what I have to do now. The games will come and we need everyone - they have to be ready.”
Wednesday are back in action against Hull City on Tuesday night as they try to get three big points on the board, and it may be that both Chalobah and Ihiekwe are able to force his way into the manager’s plans in their bid to get back onto the pitch in Owls colours.